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21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— 23 if you continue in your faith, established and firm, notContinue reading “10Sep2010 Colossians 1:21-23”

19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. Paul was writing to a particular audience, some of whom appear to have beenContinue reading “9Sep2010 Colossians 1:19-20”

18 And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. Paul now moves on to tell us the relationship Jesus has to the church. We know He is over all creation and that HeContinue reading “8Sep2010 Colossians 1:18”

16 For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. The previous verse stated that Jesus is overContinue reading “7Sep2010 Colossians 1:16-17”

15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.  The biggest issue that faces ever generation is the identity of Jesus. Over the next several days we will look at this passage from Colossians and see what the Scriptures have to say about who Jesus is. Much of whatContinue reading “6Sep2010 Colossians 1:15”

14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Jesus is the source of our redemption. But what is redemption. Redemption means to purchase back from somewhere. We were sold in the slave market of sin. We had no choice but to sin before we came to Christ. Sin was our nature. Just asContinue reading “5Sep2010 Colossians 1:14”

13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves,  One of the difficult things to grasp is that we used to be on a sinking ship called sin with no hope of rescue. Now we are on solid ground. This isContinue reading “4Sep2010 Colossians 1:13”

11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. When we have a living, personal, experiential knowledge of theContinue reading “3Sep2010 Colossians 1:11-12”

10 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,  Paul prays that we would be filled with the knowledge of His will. We all need more knowledgeContinue reading “2Sep2010 Colossians 1:10”

9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.  Paul was a man of prayer, and the prayers that he recorded in Scripture are filled with wonderfulContinue reading “1Sep2010 Colossians 1:9”